What did the the Dream Defenders do to get their Instagram account suspended?

The anti-racism activist group, which calls itself an “uprising of communities in struggle,” participated in a social media campaign in response to the first GOP debates by posting photos of the candidates alongside a hooded klansmen.

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The hashtag #KKKorGOP "illuminated the parallels between known white supremacists organizations and political leaders and the GOP presidential candidates and their political platforms,” the organization in a statement released on its website.

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But their attempt to make their point was thwarted by Instagram Thursday night.

Steven Pargett woke up Friday morning and realized that Instagram had suspended his organization’s account. Pargett, the culture director at Dream Defenders, told Fusion that in addition to writing the company on Facebook, he submitted an appeal on the application.

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“[The] Dream Defenders was a participant in the #KKKorGOP discussion, but there are several organizers who were involved in planning and facilitating the campaign,” Pargett told Fusion. The hashtag currently has 70 posts on Instagram.